EP0447633A2 - Objet pourvu d'un indicateur de températures - Google Patents

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EP0447633A2
EP0447633A2 EP90123236A EP90123236A EP0447633A2 EP 0447633 A2 EP0447633 A2 EP 0447633A2 EP 90123236 A EP90123236 A EP 90123236A EP 90123236 A EP90123236 A EP 90123236A EP 0447633 A2 EP0447633 A2 EP 0447633A2
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Ralf Dr. Binnewirtz
Detlef Dr. Pieper
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  • the invention relates to an object with a temperature indicator attached to it, which contains a binder and at least one fine-grained organic substance which is largely opaque below a certain temperature and which melts when this temperature is reached and changes the optical properties so that the temperature indicator is transparent or becomes translucent.
  • thermochromic coatings Materials which change their color when heated to a temperature precisely defined by the material composition are generally referred to as temperature indicators or thermochromic coatings.
  • thermochromic materials as temperature indicators has also become established in the case of heat-shrinkable products, such as, for example, heat-shrinkable sleeves made of crosslinked polymers.
  • heat-activatable sealants for example hot-melt adhesives
  • the inner surface which melt at a certain temperature and produce the desired sealing connection between the heat-shrunk product and the substrate to be encased.
  • the corresponding heating must take place by external heat, for example by flame.
  • this heat activation may require more heating than is necessary for the actual shrinking process of the heat-shrinkable product.
  • the outer surface of the heat-shrinkable product is provided with a temperature indicator provided, which indicates by its color change that the temperature on the outer surface has been reached at which it can be assumed that the required heat activation of the sealant has been successfully completed on the inside. Furthermore, the temperature indication also prevents the outside from being heated unnecessarily, which under certain circumstances can lead to material damage. The temperature indication must also be irreversible, so that it is ensured that the color change that has occurred once remains during the heat treatment.
  • thermochromic compositions are known, for example from US Pat. No. 4,344,909, which contain an organic material which decomposes under a visible change in color. This color change takes place e.g. from green to black, with some coking, among other things.
  • the decomposition products of the organic materials are colorless, and pigments are added for the green color that initially exists. These decomposition reactions result in gaseous decomposition products, as well as coal and tar-like residues on the surface of the cuff, with crater formation also being possible.
  • a countermeasure to this is known from European patent specification 0 042 285. The procedure is such that the binder interacts with the decomposed organic material in order to prevent the leaching process from the composition.
  • inorganic pigments were often selected, which experience a color change at the specified temperatures. Salts of heavy metals, such as lead, cobalt, cadmium, nickel, chromium, mercury or copper, were predominantly used as such pigments (see chemistry lexicon, Dr. Hermann Römpp, 2nd edition, 1950, page 1631). Such connections were, for example, with a suitable binder made of synthetic resin and spirit and could then be applied to the objects to be monitored with brushes or spray guns. However, it is disadvantageous here that the use of such materials means at least an undesirable, often even unauthorized environmental impact. In addition, inorganic thermochromes damage u. U. the shrinkable material, especially during the shrinking process.
  • Corresponding craters can form here, and a catalytic decomposition reaction on the surface is also to be expected, which can also have an effect in later use.
  • additives such as those described in US Pat. No. 4,121 have been added to such compounds. 011 are described.
  • a coating composition comprising a pigment with a binder is used as a temperature indicator for a heat-recoverable object.
  • Pigment and binder consist of materials of different refractive indices. When the melting temperature of the pigment and / or binder is reached, a substance with a uniform refractive index is formed. This change in the refractive index leads to a visible color change.
  • the object of the present invention is now to provide an object with a temperature indicator which can be produced in a simple and inexpensive manner and in which no reaction products are released in the application, a good compatibility with the surface of the object also having to be ensured.
  • the object is now achieved with an object of the type described above in that at least one organic polymer is used as the substance and that this substance is applied to a heat-shrinkable object, the melting point of the temperature indicator being at least in the range, preferably above the range, of Reset temperature of the heat-shrinkable object is.
  • the article according to the invention advantages can now be seen in the fact that by using an organic substance which can be melted without decomposition in the temperature indicator, no harmful decomposition products are formed which could either pollute the environment or have damaging influences on the surface of the coated article .
  • the organic substance designed as a polymer ensures that the shape of the heat-shrinkable object does not pose any difficulties with regard to detachment from the surface.
  • the temperature display point determined by the substance, according to the invention only the organic substance and the binder melt, this melt becoming transparent or at least translucent and also remains in this state after cooling. This makes the color on the surface of the object or the object itself visible.
  • a finely ground organic polymer is used as a temperature indicator for a heat-shrinkable article according to the invention, the mean grain size advantageously being 50 ⁇ m.
  • the polymers which are usually in the form of granules, have to be ground for use as a "pigment". This takes place in suitable mills with cooling, impact mills are particularly suitable for this purpose, the grinding taking place, for example, with cooling with liquid nitrogen.
  • the grinding takes place at least to sieve grain size ⁇ 200 ⁇ m; prefers to sieve grain size ⁇ 100 ⁇ m, the mean grain size being about 50 ⁇ m.
  • a fine "color application” is advantageously achieved by using a polymer ground to ⁇ 40 ⁇ m sieve grain size, the mean grain size in this grinding being 10-20 ⁇ m.
  • Such a finely ground organic polymer is applied to the heat-shrinkable object as a suspension in a solution of a suitable binder, together with a solvent. Depending on the mixture, this coating generally has a more or less white appearance.
  • the organic polymer and the binder now melt and a transparent or at least translucent melt is formed from the finely divided organic polymer particles and the binder.
  • the object lying under this melt now determines the new appearance with its own color, for example black, if the object consists, for example, of a shrink compound, known per se, with a soot compound and based on polyethylene.
  • the material of the temperature indicator is selected for compatibility with the material of the heat-shrinkable object, the surface of the heat-shrinkable object does not undergo any harmful change.
  • the organic polymer according to the invention is essentially colorless, it can be described as a "pigment" in the sense of a visible color change in temperature indicators, since it gives a white appearance in the finely ground state.
  • the ground polymer and the corresponding binder are advantageously provided with a solvent so that it is spreadable or sprayable for application to the shrinkable article is present. Accordingly, the application to the object is particularly simple and inexpensive. In one case it can be applied as a full-coverage film, for example with a brush. This means that the object is completely covered with the temperature indicator.
  • spraying or spraying tools such as a spray gun, the "degree of coverage" can be selected as desired and required; because in principle it is not necessary that there is full coverage.
  • a heat shrinkable article 1 e.g. a sleeve with a longitudinal closure for covering objects such as a cable splice is coated with a temperature indicator 2.
  • a temperature indicator 2 This is applied as a continuous, flat overall film to the heat-shrinkable object 1 having a certain color, preferably black, it being indicated that the finely ground organic polymer particles 4 lie firmly bound to the surface as a suspension in a solution of a suitable binder 3.
  • This representation is intended to express by the marked fine-particle grain size of the organic polymer 4 that the color indicator 2 is opaque in this state.
  • a heat-activatable sealant 6 e.g. a hot melt adhesive of the known type, indicated, for which e.g. the temperature indicator is arranged on the outside for monitoring sufficient heat activation.
  • FIG. 2 is intended to explain that after the heat treatment the finely divided grain of the organic polymer 4 has disappeared and that a uniform, transparent or at least translucent film 3-4 has formed. Now the color of the underlying object 1 has become visible through this film 3-4. This "color change" indicates that the heat treatment can be ended.
  • FIG. 3 now shows a second exemplary embodiment for applying a temperature indicator 5 to a heat-shrinkable object 1, where it is applied in droplet form 5a, for example by spraying or spraying. It can be seen that between the individual droplets 5a there are still free, uncoated areas of the heat-shrinkable object 1, so that the color of the heat-shrinkable object 1 appears here. However, before the heat treatment, the droplets 5a show as "pigment" their appearance corresponding to the organic polymer and its grain size regarding the color. In this case, there is an appearance corresponding to the color of the heat-shrinkable object 1 (for example black), in which the dots 5a of different sizes (for example white or gray) of different sizes are more or less evenly distributed.
  • the dots 5a of different sizes for example white or gray
  • Fig. 4 now illustrates the heat-shrinkable object 1 after the heat treatment and it can be seen that the grain of the organic polymer 4 in the binder 3 (and thus, for example, the white or gray spots of color) has disappeared through melting and that uniform, transparent or at least translucent Droplets 5a of a melt 3-4 have formed from the organic polymer 4 and the binder 3. In this way, the color of the underlying and previously hidden area of the now heat-shrunk object 1 is now also visible through these droplets 5a, and the overall result is an appearance that corresponds throughout to the color of the heat-shrunk object 1. When normal shrink compounds are used, the result is a completely black appearance.
  • a heat-shrinkable object is an already shrunk sheath 7 in the form of a sleeve with a longitudinal closure 8 for a cable splice or a connection of cables 9, 10.
  • the areas marked as spots 5a indicate that film areas of the temperature indicator are present here which - since the shrunk state is shown - have become transparent and allow the color of the cuff to show through.
  • the cables 9, 10 are sealed by the inner coating made of hot-melt adhesive 6. The heat is expediently supplied using a blowtorch 11.
  • thermoplastics preferably semi-crystalline thermoplastics
  • the polymer used is expediently colorless in the normal state and receives its colored appearance from the fine-grained distribution.
  • Fine-grained milled polyamides in particular PA 6, PA 66, PA 610 or PA 12 or mixtures thereof, are advantageously used.
  • polyester preferably polybutylene terephthalate.
  • Polycarbonates, polyolefins such as poly-4-methylpentene-1, olefin copolymers and others are also suitable for this purpose
  • These resins can be used alone or in mixtures with each other in order to achieve optimal adhesive properties.
  • These polymers mentioned preferably have an average molecular weight of 3,000 to 50,000.
  • binders other materials which have sufficient adhesion to shrinkable articles are also suitable as binders, optionally also as an additive to the above-mentioned resins, for example rubber latices.
  • 1.1.1-trichloroethane can be used as solvent.
  • an addition of carbon black with a weight fraction of ⁇ 1% can be added to this composition.
  • the temperature indicator which appears gray due to the addition of soot, melts into a black melt and the color changes to black without a black background.
  • the addition of soot also contributes to the UV stabilization of the temperature indicator.
  • Example of a temperature indicator according to the invention With a composition consisting of 25 g of polyamide 12 as a "pigment”, 12.5 g of Paraloid B66 as a binder and 20 g of 1.1.1-trichloroethane as a solvent, a temperature indicator was created which has a melting point of approx. 175 ° C. 0.025 g of carbon black can also be added to the composition.
  • This composition was applied with a spray gun as a white or gray (with added carbon black) coating to a heat-shrinkable sleeve. After the solvent had evaporated, the sleeve was shrunk onto a tube with a diameter corresponding to the maximum range of application using an open flame in the usual way. There was a clear "color change" from originally white or gray to black. There was no damage to the surface of the cuff, no decomposition products and no color regression after cooling.
  • the melting point for the temperature indicators must also be in this temperature range.
  • the previously used polyamide 12 was replaced by the polyamide 6.
  • the melting point of the composition and thus the "color change point" of the temperature indicator is now 2150 C.

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